Integrating community health volunteers into non-communicable disease management among Syrian refugees in Jordan: a causal loop analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Globally, there is emerging evidence on the use of community health workers and volunteers in low-income and middle-income settings for the management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), provision of out-of-clinic screening, linkage with health services, promotion of adherence, and counselling on lifestyle and dietary changes. Little guidance exists on the role of this workforce in supporting NCD care for refugees who lack access to continuous care in their host country. The goals of this work were to evaluate the current roles of community health volunteers (CHVs) in the management of diabetes and hypertension (HTN) among Syrian refugees and to suggest improvements to the current primary care model using community health strategies.

Setting and participants

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SUBMITTER: Parmar PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8061821 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature